Princess Cruises has announced it is making a significant enhancement to the main dining options found across its fleet, designed to give guests the ultimate in flexibility and choice when it comes to their dining experience by offering three table service options - Traditional, Reservable or Walk-In Anytime - coupled with the brand’s industry exclusive OceanNow location-based “anywhere” service.
With a dedication to personal preference and individualised service, Princess Cruises will designate separate dining rooms aboard every ship in the fleet to the three service options - one dedicated to traditional dining offering early and late seating every evening, one offering reservable dining times and a third with open seating to support walk-ins anytime. The three table service options integrate with the line’s unparalleled OceanNow, which provides guests the convenience of ordering anything, anytime and receiving it anywhere onboard, making Princess Cruises uniquely positioned to accommodate all guest dining preferences.
Making all dining formats available fleetwide follows the resounding success of this new approach already implemented aboard the new Sun Princess. With the stunning introduction of the new next-level Love Boat came the debut of a three-storey dining room with one floor dedicated to traditional dining, another serving guests with a flexible reservation and a third for anytime walk-ins.
“Our guests have been delighted with the dining flexibility aboard Sun Princess and we’re pleased to extend the concept to all other ships in our fleet,” said Sami Kohen, Princess Cruises Vice President of Food and Beverage. “Now whether guests prefer an early seating every evening or change things up every night or even change their mind, these flexible dining options ensure that their dining preference is effortlessly accommodated.”
Starting on Monday the 15th of April 2024, the new approach will launch on Princess Cruises voyages departing on Saturday the 14th of September 2024 and beyond. To support these changes and the transition to the new system, main dining reservations that have already been made for voyages sailing on Saturday the 14th of September 2024 and beyond for any ship except Sun Princess will be cancelled. Main dining reservations for guests sailing before then will not be affected.
Starting on Monday the 17th of June 2024, booked guests will be able to use the app ahead of their voyage to opt for traditional seating in a dedicated dining room with the same waiter, same table and same time each night, or flexible dining, allowing them to enjoy dinner at any available time and table size of their choosing in either the Reservable or Open Seating dining rooms.
This change does not affect guests booked in speciality dining restaurants or suites or reserve collection accommodations, who enjoy a dedicated dining room on Princess Cruises ships, where no reservations are required.
